We are seeking a seasoned
QA Lead
to drive the testing strategy, automation framework development, and quality governance across a large-scale modernization program transitioning from monolith to microservices. The QA Lead will oversee end-to-end, integration, regression, contract, performance, and data validation testing across backend services, frontend UI, and enterprise integrations.
Key responsibilities
- Define comprehensive
test plans
for both interim (coexistence) and target-state architectures. - Lead end-to-end validation across microservices, UI, APIs, data pipelines, and integrations.
- Create regression testing strategy across legacy monolith + new microservices.
- Drive alignment of QA strategy with architecture, DevOps, and engineering teams.
- Lead
API automation
using Postman, RestAssured, Playwright API. - Drive
UI automation
for React using Playwright/Cypress/Selenium. - Implement
contract testing
between microservices to prevent integration breakages. - Establish validation for
data consistency
between old vs new services/datastores. - Design and execute
performance tests
using JMeter, k6, or equivalent tools. - Conduct load, stress, spike, and soak tests for services deployed on
Kubernetes (AKS)
. - Validate performance characteristics of
API Gateway
, message buses, caching, and distributed components. - Analyze metrics, identify bottlenecks, and work with DevOps/SRE to tune performance.
- Define QA standards, coding guidelines for automation, and review test automation code.
- Monitor QA progress, defect triage, and reporting across sprints/releases.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, DevOps, SRE, data teams, and business stakeholders.
Technical Skills
Skills requirements
7+ years
of QA experience with at least 3+ years as a QA Lead.- Strong expertise in
API testing & automation
using Postman/RestAssured/Playwright. - Experience with
UI automation
(Playwright preferred for modern web apps). - Hands-on experience with
performance testing
(JMeter, k6). - Understanding of microservices, API Gateway, event-driven architectures.
- Experience testing distributed apps deployed on
Kubernetes
. - Strong SQL/data validation skills for end-to-end verification.
- Knowledge of basic application security and OWASP guidelines.
Nice-to-have skills
Preferred skills
- Experience in healthcare or PHI-sensitive environments.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub).
- Understanding of Kafka/Service Bus, Redis, or distributed caching is a plus.
- Exposure to contract testing tools (Pact.io) is desirable.
